Making tile choice decisions should always start wearing your "practical" hat, ask the right questions, and then you can compromise with your heart "if necessary" knowing that you have reached you decision based on the right core criteria. By following this simple guide you will end up with tiles that will reduce slip fall injury and litigation risk....

To prevent mishaps and injuries, pet owners should take steps to create a safe living environment in their home for the new puppy or older dog. Watching your pet sliding all over the place might be funny but apart from the immediate trauma of an impact with a chair or doorway this kind of activity could also lead to long term joint problems like osteoporosis or arthritis just like in humans....

Doing a quick Google search on "how to choose the right floor tiles" produces a huge number of articles from a diverse range of sources, the problem is that most of these blog posts and articles are written by tile retailers or manufacturers and usually focus on the visual aspect (color or shape) or wear characteristics like hardness. What I want to do now is turn the world upside down and deal with "real" issues we across every day when trying to stop people slipping over and injuring themselves on tiles that were chosen for aesthetics without due consideration of practicality....